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Dining
October 12, 2011
The Cardinal: NYC Tar Heels Get Happy
The East Village tastes a little more like North Carolina
Blogs
October 12, 2011
This Week in the Voice: Footloose Remake, Begging Your Pardon, Mr. Obama
This week in the Voice, out today: Graham Rayman details the activities of Obama's Pardons Office. Rayman discusses policy and some heartbreaking cases. Robert Sietsema checks out North Carolina-style East Village restaurant The Cardinal, which is partially owned by Dov Charney. Maura Johns ... More >>
Blogs
September 13, 2011
Nancy Upton Takes On American Apparel's Plus-Size Campaign and Wins: Q&A
Shannon SklossAmerican Apparel's models are generally lithe and barely clothed, and never look to be above a size two. But the troubled fashion company recently launched plus sizes in some items, and an accompanying contest to find a plus-size model: Think you are the Next BIG Thing? Calli ... More >>
Blogs
August 10, 2011
American Apparel Selling 'Teenagers Do It Better' T-Shirt
Hipster clothier American Apparel has a new product out. It's a t-shirt that says "Teenagers Do It Better." Made in conjunction with a teen magazine called Electric Youth!, the t-shirts boast a 100% cotton design and domestic manufacturing. And of course, they're reminding people of the fact ... More >>
Blogs
August 2, 2011
With the Cardinal, Dov Charney Penetrates the Restaurant Business
Given that the city is oversaturated with both Southern restaurants and American Apparel outlets, it's only natural that the two have come together, as it were.
Blogs
July 29, 2011
Meet Rosie Gray, Your New Runnin' Scared Blogger
It is my pleasure to introduce the newest member of the Runnin' Scared team: Rosie Gray. Rosie has been our weekend blogger on the site since January, and she interned with us during the halcyon summer of 2010 (remember the old days)? She's done amazing work, scoring exclusive interviews with ... More >>
Blogs
April 28, 2011
Dov Charney Sued Over Naked Pictures by the Same Women Who Sued Him Last Time
Beleaguered, but always mouthy American Apparel CEO Dov Charney has been sued again by the same women alleging he sexually harassed them. Irene Morales, Tesa Lubans-Dehaven and Alyssa Ferguson filed harassment lawsuits against Charney, as did two others, back in March but the trio have now fo ... More >>
Blogs
April 20, 2011
Dov Charney Staring Down Chapter 11: American Apparel Still Facing Financial Woes
Although Dov Charney told Runnin' Scared recently that he has the full confidence of the board that bailed out his company last year, the New York Post reports otherwise today. "My assessment of Lion Capital is that they're a very good financial partner and they would not lose confidence in m ... More >>
Blogs
April 5, 2011
Dov Charney Is Not Sweating 'Fraudulent' Sexual Abuse Claims, Bankruptcy: Q&A
Troubled clothing company American Apparel is all over the news again. This time, though, the situation seems dire. CEO Dov Charney, who we've spoken to in the past, is being sued for an enormous sum of money by five former employees alleging sexual abuse. Stop us if you've heard this one bef ... More >>
Blogs
March 26, 2011
Dov Charney's Sexual Harassment Woes: The Plot Thickens
It's a commonly held belief that the irascible Dov Charney is simply a pervy sexual predator, and that the latest round of women accusing him of misdeeds have truly been abused. But the reality isn't shaping up to be that simple. Emails and texts from Irene Morales, the former employee suing ... More >>
Blogs
March 24, 2011
Dov Charney, American Apparel CEO, Sued For Sexual Harassment By Four More Women
Yes, again. Earlier this month, Dov Charney was hit with a $260 million lawsuit for sexual harassment, in which a 20-year-old former employee alleged that she engaged in "forced sex" with the sexed up founder and CEO of American Apparel for eight months. Today, the New York Times reports that ... More >>
Blogs
March 9, 2011
Alleged Victim of Dov Charney Posing For Tabloids; American Apparel Responds
Yesterday reports hit the New York City tabloids that a former employee of controversial clothing company American Apparel was suing its embattled founder and CEO Dov Charney for pressuring her into sex over an eight month period. The New York Post says the lawsuit seeks $250 million in damag ... More >>
Blogs
March 8, 2011
American Apparel CEO Dov Charney Sued For Allegedly Keeping Teenage Sex Slave
Dov Charney, the controversial founder and CEO of American Apparel, is being sued for grimy sexual abuse graver in dirty detail and larger in dollar amount than any other grimy sexual abuse he's been accused of before. A new lawsuit from an ex-American Apparel employee seeks $260 million in d ... More >>
Blogs
January 8, 2011
Weekend Links: U.S. Subpoenas WikiLeaks Twitter Info; Portuguese Journalist Found Dead in Midtown Hotel
Good morning and welcome to Runnin' Scared Weekends 2.0 I'm Rosie - you might remember me as the intern that went on embarrassingly public dates and got on Dov Charney's bad side. Now I'm taking over weekends here from the venerable Joe Coscarelli. So! Let's begin. According to an Icelandic l ... More >>
Blogs
December 3, 2010
American Apparel's Latest Ad Campaign Flaunts Its Pubes
American ApparelIt's been quite the roller-coaster year for American Apparel. Makers of "hipster" fashion turned-yuppy Ralph Lauren fashion have now turned... au naturale? Dov Charney has pulled a few strings before, but now that he's pulled the G-string, we can't help but wonder: Is bush bac ... More >>
Blogs
October 27, 2010
Was Animal Collective Really the Hipster?
Making the rounds this week is a New York Magazine article entitled "What Was the Hipster?" Written by n 1's Mark Greif, the piece is meant as a critical history of an era pegged to have lasted just 10 years, from 1999 to 2009. The moment supposedly began with the move of Vice magazine from M ... More >>
Blogs
October 26, 2010
55 Things to Get the Village Voice for Our Birthday: A Wishlist
Have you heard? Today is our 55th Birthday! YAYYYYYYYYYYYYY! As such, we've made a list of things you can buy us for it. After all, you know how much all of this costs you, the reader? Nothing. So you've obviously got the extra scratch lying around. Without further ado, here is what you should ge ... More >>
Blogs
August 22, 2010
Intern Rosie Peaces Out
Today, I'm leaving New York for five months and embarking on a semester abroad. As such, I won't be able to write for Runnin' Scared anymore, or at least not till I'm back from Prague. So I just wanted to say, bye for now, see you later, and thank you very much.
Blogs
August 20, 2010
Grassroots Effort Takes East Village from #1 Hipster Mecca to #8 in a Day
This morning, EV Grieve reported that the East Village was ranked the #1 hipster neighborhood in New York on crowd-sourcing neighborhood information site Nabewise.com. The local blog's post prompted readers, "You can go there yourself to rate and review.... and really blow the curve." Who wo ... More >>
Blogs
August 19, 2010
The Infamous American Apparel Benches of the Lower East Side: Gone.
via Bowery Boogie.As if American Apparel isn't having enough problems these days, now, those problems are beginning to manifest in very public ways, right here in New York City. Symbolism, ahoy.
Blogs
August 15, 2010
Honda vs. Hipsters: Australian Ads Target 'Ironic' Young People in Skinny Pants
Honda Australia "asked the question: how much hipster can you pack into a Jazz?" A Jazz, apparently, is a new kind of car that is small, but spacious? I the commercial above, the hip youths try to put vinyl in the car's CD player, fill crevices with what must be the Australian equivalent of Pabst B ... More >>
Blogs
August 14, 2010
Dov Charney, American Apparel CEO, Declares Hipsterdom "Over"
The CEO of hipster clothier American Apparel and fan of the word "creep," Dov Charney, declared to Bloomberg BusinesWeek that "hipster is over." Everyone, put away your spandex stirrup leggings and ironic scrunchies, and go buy AA's new "preppy" look! Charney had more to say, so naturally, w ... More >>
Blogs
July 22, 2010
Dov Charney Talks About Gawker, American Apparel, and Why Larry King Can't Wear a Septum Ring
Last week, I wrote a post defending American Apparel against its many haters in the media, especially Gawker (sorry, Hamilton Nolan! Please ignore!). I pointed out that AA has fair, progressive labor practices in its L.A. factory and that their hiring policies and dress code aren't unusual for a ... More >>
Blogs
July 13, 2010
In Defense of American Apparel
Everyone's hating on American Apparel these days. Are we the only ones who think it's getting old? Yes, a lot of the clothes are stupid (long-sleeved lace thong leotards should be banned). Yes, the company has a specific dress code and uses photos to recruit people. Yes, Dov Charney is one s ... More >>
Blogs
March 2, 2010
Our 6 Favorite Losers in the American Apparel Best Bottom Contest
Well, it ain't American Idol, but American Apparel's search for the Best Bottom in the World -- which title may lead to some confusion among our many D/s readers; they mean butts -- has, after 1,368 submissions, stopped taking entries and reached the semifinal stage. The whole idea of the co ... More >>
Blogs
August 25, 2009
American Apparel's Latest Offering: Bags of Industrial Waste
In a bold step forward for both sustainability and indecent exposure on Bedford Avenue, American Apparel has unveiled a new product on their website: "Bag-O-Scraps," a collection of hodgepodge fabric shreds hastily swept off their factory floors. These spandex and cotton remnants, we're tol ... More >>
Blogs
June 1, 2009
City to Sell Naming Rights to 7 Sorta-Landmarks
Strapped for cash, the city turns to its traditional wellsprings of vitality. No, not the grit and determination of its people -- rich people who want their names on things. The New York Post has a preliminary list of seven city sites for which naming rights will be offered for sale. Thankfully, not ... More >>
Blogs
January 15, 2009
Real World Brooklyn, Episode 2: Ryan Makes Out With a Drag Queen, Washes His Mouth Out with Soap
We already met the Real World Brooklyn cast members (twice, [cough] three times). Last week, Sharon Steel watched this season's first episode, so you didn't have to. We made her do it again. Ryan, ewwwww! This week's episode of the Real World was entitled "The Ins and Outs of Brooklyn." We suppos ... More >>
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